Under strange stars

[Zerth]

(OOC: I didn't know the game was left in a mess like this. When nobody answered anything signifigant to my last post in two weeks, I assumed the game was over and stopped paying attention to this thread. I'm sorry for that, I never meant to abandon this game, but you can't play a PbP by yourself, can you. It's quite unbelievable, how I managed to miss all the numerous bumps, because other than that I would've posted something sooner.

Like Amira suggested in my last post, one possibility would be to search for Ahmed. He is an old "friend" of ours, so we should know, where to start looking for him.)

IC: Amira looks at her suddenly so quiet companions "So, what do you say? Should we try to locate Ahmed first? I'm quite certain he knows much more about this book than he was willing to share the last time we met him. Now that we know a little more ourselves, I'm not so surprised he was so eager to rid himself of the book."

(OOC: Where does Ahmed live or where does he like to spend his time?)

 

[Someone]

OOC: Seems that everyone had the same mistake, and assumed the game was over when in fact it wasn´t. Let´s hope we learn something from it and let´s continue. Assuming you in fact look for Ahmed, and accelerating things a little…

IC: Normally, Ahmed lives in a small house, near the “desert”, the outer half ring of streets and houses that surround the western part of the city, outside the main walls. Though finding him there is difficult, since he´s normally doing “business” in the city when the sun is still up. You don´t have a better clue, so it´s the better place to start looking for him.

Another trip through the busy streets of Tangrabah [ooc: detail what precautions, if any, you take to avoid being recognized, followed, etc] and you´re there: a low building, made of adobe and wood; as usual, the windows are narrow and high. Unlike many houses in the city, it has a door, hidden behind a hanging mat. It´s closed, but you notice muffled sounds behind it, the kind that a person that wants to remain unnoticed does.

 

[Ashy]

OOC: If I am in the group and playing Jagra, then...

Jagra concentrates for a moment and his features and clothing begin melting, morphing into a slight, roguish-looking halfling with dark brown eyes and dark auburn hair. A set of drab leathers replaces his usual attire and a pair of long, jagged scars cross both his bare forearms. His elven boots change into a battered old pair of calf-high sandals that cover his furr-topped feet and a light colored pair of blousy pantaloons covers his lower extremities. Finally, his turban changes into a dirty black headband.

"If anyone asks, I be Je'ri." he says (his voice slightly deeper than it was before) with a wink and then follows the party out into the crowded streets.

Arriving at the house, "Je'ri" looks up to the Captain and speaks in a voice low enough not to be heard by any inside, but loud enough to be heard by the group around him. "Well, Cap'n? What should we do now? If ya want, I can skirt aroun' th' back and make sure there's no way fer him ta slip out..."

 

[Zerth]

Amira & Razeem

[ooc: detail what precautions, if any, you take to avoid being recognized, followed, etc]

Amira has gotten herself a set of peasant girl's clothes [pfeh!] and Razeem just utilizes his stealth to keep out of sight. The mephit will also keep it's eyes open and guard the party from the air.

"Good thinking, Jag-, uh Je'ri," Amira whispers. "We don't want to let Ahmed slip away, if he is inside."

Amira looks at her air mephit cohort and points up in the air. Razeem nods and flies to nearby building's roof, hiding there and keeping an eye on the neighbourhood.

 

[Ashy]

double post....

 

[Ashy]

Jagra nods and slips off towards the back of the building, looking for exits of any kind as well as keeping his eyes peeled for anything out of the ordinary...

OOC: I forgot about Jagra having the monkey, Juju, with him but he does, so please bear that in mind.
Listen +18
Search +17 (I have no idea what the "15" in parenthesis is for on this sheet! )
Spot +14

 

[rangerjohn]

Al-Khazad will use stealth and possibly the rooftops to approach our 'friend' unobserved.

 

[Someone]

(I have no idea what the "15" in parenthesis is for on this sheet! )

OOC: Probably a conditional modifier for using the Googles of minute seeing.

The group silently surround the small house, while Razeem stands watch on a nearby rooftop. Nobody notices anything out of the ordinary.

 

[Ashy]

OOC: Are there any exits in the back of the building???

 

[Someone]

(OOC: None that can be seen now. But the walls are made of mud, so that can change at any moment)